**** DONE: 1/48 RAE SE.5a From WW1 to WW2 GB

[T Bolt]

Very useful info Vic. I'll file that one away.

 

[ccheese]

Very useful info Vic. I'll file that one away.

I do the same process, only with balsa. And yes, Wayne, that does happen !

Charles

 

[Airframes]

Thanks Vic. That's the way I've been doing it, only without the calipres. Thought maybe you'd found a new, 'soopadoopa' way of doing it easier!
And yes, anyone bringing a metal detector into my place would get a lot of small 'pings' from a myriad of lost bits of tube!

 

[meatloaf109]

I remember a pretty nifty trick a jewlery maker showed me, you put a nylon over the tube on the vaccuum and it catches up those little bits that the carpet monster gets.

 

[woody]

Nice start Vic.

 

[Crimea_River]

I remember a pretty nifty trick a jewlery maker showed me, you put a nylon over the tube on the vaccuum and it catches up those little bits that the carpet monster gets.

That's a good one!

 

[fubar57]

Nice start Vic. I like the looks of bi-planes but swore off them after my one attempt became land-fill. Can't even remember the manufacturer (Encore 1/48 ?) but I recall it seemed more flash than model.

Geo

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks for the comments guys, and yes Wayne, bits pinging all over the place and a carpet full of glitter when the sun hits it.

Picked up that nylon idea a couple of months back Paul, trouble is the Dyson also sucks up the nylon and she who must be obeyed.................let's just say I was on rationing!!!

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Airframes]

Even a Dyson wouldn't work on my carpet - there's more bits of plastic, wire, brass and sanding dust than carpet pile! If I ever replace the carpet, it won't be taken to the dump - it'll be 'weighed in' for scrap value!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks for looking in folks.

Made a little progress today after having revised my original plan on the wood. Looking at some details on the aircraft I realised that most of what I was going to try and duplicate in a wood looking paint was actually material in a linen colour.

Anyway, here is where I'm up to.

I found the instrument panel quite a pain, more so than usual as it's so small at times I thought I was working in 1/72 scale.

 

[Wayne Little]

Like it, done good Vic!

 

[tigerdriver]

Good stuff

That rigging looks quite an undertaking

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff Vic.

 

[Rogi]

The panel looks good its hard to work when the panel gets smaller

Its turning out very cool indeed

 

[Wurger]

Yep... with Igor. :0

 

[N4521U]

You've got a couple of cool ones goin mate.
This is gonna be one heck of a collection of planes in this GB.

 

[ccheese]

Agree with Bill.... You're looking good, Vic.

Charles

 

[woody]

Wood grain looks good Vic.

 

[meatloaf109]

That is one heckuva Instrument panel, Mr. Balshaw.
Well done!